THREE HOUR SPECIAL COVERAGE SATURDAY OF CURRENT
WORLD-WIDE CRISIS ON KPFA'S "FLASHPOINTS"

BERKELEY (Sept. 14) -- In the aftermath of the Twin Towers and Pentagon
hijacking attacks, KPFA's investigative news magazine program,
Flashpoints, will be producing a three-hour special Saturday. Called
"The Drumbeat Toward War," the program will be aired on KPFA at 9:00AM
Pacific Time.

Flashpoints will feature interviews with reporter Robert Fisk of the
London Independent newspaper, noted political critic, Noam Chomsky, and
constitutional attorney, Francis Boyle on the new war powers
legislation. Rania Masri of Peace Action Network will discuss the
situation in Iraq and the continuing attacks on Arab Americans. There
will also be feature reports on Afghanistan, Pakistan, Palestine, and
updates from ground zero in New York City and Washington, D.C.

For information, call 510-848-6767 extension 244.

"The Drumbeat Toward War" will be streamed live at http://www.kpfa.org
and will be archived at http://www.flashpoints.net. It will also be
available on KU satellite through KFCF in Fresno. Radio stations
interested in receiving the program should also call the above number.

Meanwhile, Democracy Now!, the critically acclaimed national news
program, is continuing to provide the incisive analysis and independent
voices it has been bringing to the airwaves for nearly six years.

Award-winning host Amy Goodman has been broadcasting since Tuesday from
inside the evacuation zone--just blocks away from ground zero, what
used to be the World Trade Center towers. Amy and the staff have been
staying overnight in order to avoid problems getting back inside the
zone.

The broadcast is being aired by KPFA in Berkeley and the majority of
Pacifica Radio's more than 40 affiliates.

Monday's special will focus on how the anti-globalization movement is
turning to organize an anti-war movement. Democracy Now! will aslo
feature a live report from Afghanistan.

In New York City, Democracy Now! is also being broadcast live on cable
Television-MNN Channel 34 on Manhattan cable.

Until last month, Democracy Now! was broadcast regularly on the
Pacifica Radio network. But as horror spreads from Manhattan to engulf
the world, Pacifica managers continue to silence Democracy Now! because
it is broadcasting off-site from a Pacifica station. The Democracy Now!
staff left Pacifica station WBAI last August because of harassment and
violence from WBAI station management.